Anne Villeneuve
Author
Series
Loula books (Anne Villeneuve) volume 1
Formats
Description
Tired of her terrible older brothers, Loula decides to run away to Africa, where she crosses a sandbox desert, paddle-boats across piranha-filled waters, and enjoys an African sunset with her mother's driver, Gilbert.
Author
Series
Loula books (Anne Villeneuve) volume 2
Description
Fed up with her terrible triplet brothers, Loula decides it's time her parents made her a sister. But they explain it isn't that simple - it takes special 'ingredients.' With Gilbert, the chauffeur, the plucky girl gathers everything she needs. Then she waits and waits, and nothing happens … until a hungry visitor arrives. Sweet with a generous dollop of humor, this is a satisfying story about not getting exactly what you want and perhaps enjoying...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books of Northern New York
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
One day, a taxi driver finds a red scarf left behind in his cab by a customer. Determined to find the scarf's owner, the cabbie unknowingly walks into a world filled with strange circus characters.
Author
Description
As a garden takes root, so does a community.
Vincent is staying with his aunt Mimi for the summer, and her drab city neighborhood doesn't seem too promising. But then he meets a boy named Toma, and things start looking up. When Mimi asks Vincent to get rid of her "dirt balls," the boys have fun throwing them into a nearby empty lot. And then one day, they notice new shoots are sprouting all over the lot. Maybe those balls weren't just made of dirt...